diff --git a/templates/bashrc.j2 b/templates/bashrc.j2
index b5292b4..1816a8a 100644
--- a/templates/bashrc.j2
+++ b/templates/bashrc.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ esac
 # don't put duplicate lines or lines starting with space in the history.
 # See bash(1) for more options
 HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
-HISTIGNORE='ls:la:bg:fg:history:free:df'
+HISTIGNORE='ls:la:bg:fg:history:free:df:halt:poweroff:shutdown:reboot'
 PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
 bind '"\e[A":history-search-backward' 2>/dev/null
 bind '"\e[B":history-search-forward' 2>/dev/null